Why does Cassius say: "No, Caesar hath it not; but you, and I / And honest Casca, we have the falling sickness"? To what is Cassius referring?

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Asked by jacob c #475284 on 11/2/2015 3:45 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 11/2/2015 5:00 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/2/2015 5:00 PM

Cassius is referring to epilepsy and justifying the actions of the conspirators on the basis they couldn’t help themselves….. he is being sarcastic.

Julius Caesar